Morocco has recorded 10 new confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing the number of confirmed Covid-19 infections in the country to 28. On Sunday, the Health Ministry said on its Facebook page that the number of confirmed cases in Morocco has reached 28, with one patient who died and another one who recovered. The 10 new patients have all been abroad, the Health Ministry said in a press release, adding that 6 of them have returned from Spain, two from France and the remaining two
The Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, Mr Abdelkader Amara, has tested positive for coronavirus, his ministry announced Saturday in a press release. After returning from an official mission to several European countries and after feeling abnormal tiredness accompanied by headaches, the minister presented himself to the medical services, which subjected him to the necessary examinations and analyzes that confirmed his contamination. Since the symptoms presented by the
Speaking on national TV, Saturday, Morocco’s Head of Government Saadeddine El Othmani said that the Kingdom has reserved 970 beds for eventual Covid-19 patients. He further reassured Moroccans, indicating that all decisions taken so far are preventive to secure the public health of Moroccans.
According to the director of the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division at the Health Ministry Mohamed Lyoubi, all but one of the confirmed coronavirus cases in Morocco have been abroad. The cases include a nine-month-old toddler who tested positive for the virus.
Morocco has recorded 9 new confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country to 17, the Health Ministry has said in a press release issued Saturday. The new cases include eight Moroccans living abroad : 4 cases in Spain and 3 in Italy who returned to Morocco in the period between February 24 and March 12. The cases have been recorded in the cities of Tetouan, Rabat, Casablanca, Fes and Khouribga. The other case has tested positive for the virus
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A French tourist has tested positive for coronavirus in Morocco, bringing the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country to eight, the Health Ministry said in a press release issued Friday evening. The patient is a 64-year-old woman who arrived in the city of Taroudant, southern Morocco, on March 2. On March 10, she showed coronavirus symptoms and called the number made available by the Health Ministry. The patient then tested positive for the virus, health authorities said, adding
Morocco’s Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research has decided to close schools and universities starting from Monday March 16. In a press release issued, Friday, the Ministry said that the decision includes «kindergarten, educational institutions, vocational training schools, universities and other institutions that are affiliated to the Ministry of National Education». The latter also indicated that the decision covers
A rabbi at London’s St John’s Wood Synagogue has tested positive for coronavirus after a trip to Morocco. According to the Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA), rabbi Yoni Golker «had mild symptoms and is feeling better than when they first appeared last week». He is currently «in quarantine isolation in London», the same source added. Reached by phone, Yoni Golker told JTA that he «visited with the synagogue and Jewish school in Casablanca, Morocco,
Morocco’s patient zero, a 39-year-old man who tested positive for coronavirus after a trip to Italy, has recovered, the Health Ministry said in a press release issued Friday. The patient who underwent several tests that proved his recovery is expected to leave the hospital Friday evening, the Ministry added. The same patient was among the seven confirmed coronavirus cases in Morocco. According to health authorities, the remaining patients, a French tourist, his wife and daughter and a